At its October 2023 meeting, San Diego LAFCO requested its staff to prepare a future agenda item to assess whether LAFCO’s oversight applies to the San Diego Unified Port District.   The request cited a recent Civil Grand Jury report, which – among other items – identifies the Port as a special district without local oversight.  A front‐page article in the Union‐Tribune proceeded to cover the Grand Jury report and presented its own queries into the Port and related oversight and accountability questions.  Staff’s assessment expanded on an earlier internal inquiry into the topic and presented to the Commission over two noticed hearings on December 4, 2023 and March 4, 2024.